128 pages : 25 cm

A biography of the curious Scotish-American who is best remembered for inventing the telephone in 1876 but whose devotion to discovery led to improvements in everything from boats and airplanes to machines that helped sick people breathe

Includes bibliographical references and index

Communication before the invention of the telephone -- Alexander Graham Bell: Early years -- Experiments with telegraphy -- Inventing the telephone -- How the telephone changed the world -- Bell's other inventions -- Telecommunications experiment -- Report links -- Glossary -- Chapter notes -- Further reading -- Index

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